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Invitation letter offices in León

4 offices in León handle Carta de invitación, in León, Astorga, Ponferrada and San Andrés del Rabanedo. Not every police station in the province does — going to one that does not costs you the appointment, and the appointment is the part that takes weeks.

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The Immigration Office in León

Carta de invitación is an authorisation, so it is decided at an Oficina de Extranjería under the Government Delegation — not at a police station. They are separate networks with separate appointment systems, and going to the wrong one is the most common wasted journey in Spanish immigration.

The ministry's page for León does not name this procedure among the services it itemises for these offices. They are the province's Immigration Offices, which is where authorisations of this kind are decided, but ring ahead before travelling rather than relying on that.

  • Sede 1. Oficina de Extranjería en León

    León

    Address
    Avenida De Asturias, 4, 24008 León
    Phone
    987969000
    Also decides
    Employed work and residence permits, self-employed work and residence permits, posted worker permits, residence and work for research, work authorisations for existing residents, exemptions from the work permit requirement, return authorisations, short-stay extensions, non-lucrative residence, family reunification, arraigo, other exceptional-circumstances permits, long-term residence, EU long-term residence, student stay permits, changing from one permit type to another, residence permits for minors, reports on temporary travel by minors, EU family member residence cards, expulsion and return proceedings, appeals, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), EU registration certificates, NIE numbers, information on procedures

Source: Ministerio de Política Territorial — Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno. Checked .

Which of them to choose

León has 4 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 4 handle Carta de invitación. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de León, in León, which lists 10 services.

All 4 of them handle the same core set, so for these you can simply go to whichever is nearest:

  • Letters of invitation
  • Nationality reports

Anything outside that list is where the offices differ, and each entry below says what its own office adds.

Towns with an office

The offices, and what each one handles

  • Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de León

    León

    Address
    C/ Villa Benavente, 6, 24003 - León
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, stay extensions, student permits
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Certificados y asignacion de NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario · Residencias No lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción

    Find León on a map

  • Comisaría de Astorga

    Astorga

    Address
    Pl. de los Marqueses s/n, 24700 - Astorga (León)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de invitacion · Certificados y asignación NIE · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Régimen comunitario

    Find Astorga on a map

  • Comisaría de Ponferrada

    Ponferrada

    Address
    C/ Río Oza, s/n, 24402 - Ponferrada (León)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitacion · Certificados y asignación NIE · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Regimen comunitario · Títulos de viaje y cedulas de inscripción

    Find Ponferrada on a map

  • Comisaría de San Andrés de Rabanedo

    San Andrés del Rabanedo

    Address
    Gta. de Donantes de Sangre, 1, 24010 - San Andrés del Rabanedo (León)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de invitacion · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad

    Find San Andrés del Rabanedo on a map

Source: Dirección General de la Policía — Unidades de Extranjería — Dependencias policiales. Checked .

What to take with you

Official fee
€81.59 in total
Form 790-012
Proof of payment of both fees
  • Your own identificationSpanish nationals: national identity document or passport. Everyone else: passport, foreigner identity card, or NIE. Plus your full home address.
  • Proof that the accommodation is available to youPublic deed or title of ownership, a rental contract, or an equivalent document under current civil law. If you are hosting them at a second property rather than your main home, the proof has to cover that property.
  • The visitor's detailsFull name, place and date of birth, nationality, exact place of residence, and passport number — for each person if the invitation covers more than one.
  • The dates of the stayThe approximate first and last day of the visit.

The conditions, deadlines and what happens if you miss them

Other procedures handled in León

Before you travel to one of these

Almost all of these offices work by appointment only, booked through the electronic office of the public administration. Turning up without one generally means being turned away, however short the queue looks. Office assignments also change, so if what is here does not match what you are told on the phone, believe the phone and tell us.

The full Invitation letter guide — documents, fees and deadlines